Mice Disabled German Stalingrad Tanks

During the Battle of Stalingrad, field mice chewed through the wiring of German Panzer 38(t) tanks that had been hidden in straw. When German forces needed them during the Soviet encirclement, most of the tanks were inoperable at a critical moment. The damage helped derail a key counterattack and gave the Red Army an unexpected advantage.

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